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culture.


63 / SHO SHO DEF
Meet South African hip-
hop artist Sho Madjozi


65 / THE C LIST
Our entertainment direc-
tor’s flavors of the month


66 / FOCUS
Go behind the scenes of
renowned artist Lorna
Simpson’s latest exhibit


68 / DRESSED TO WIN
What’s next for history-
making costume designer
Ruth E. Carter


70 / THE ARTS
One woman is deter-
mined to preserve our
stories one painting at
a time


72 / SPOTLIGHT
The late author and
creator of Afrofuturism
Octavia Butler still
inspires today


75 / BOOKS
Stay toasty with fun
reads this fall


views.


76 / TEN THINGS
WE’RE TALKING
ABOUT


80 / THE CHANGING
LANDSCAPE OF
PLUS-SIZE FASHION
Curvy girls are coming
into their own


84 / SUSTAINABLE
STYLE
Ethical fashion should be
more than a buzzword


87 / THE
OVEREXPLAINER
Our resident skeptic
tackles the issue of body
shaming


wealth.


88 / THE HIGH-END
GAME
Black creatives are disrupt-
ing the luxury fashion biz

91 / THE RECEIPTS
Tyra Banks opened the
door. Can you follow?

92 / #BLACKWOMENIN
FASHION
Five sisters share how
they’ve managed to scale
the heights
98 / UNBOSSED
Designing woman Carly
Cushnie has a story to tell

body & soul.


141 / DEAR SIS
Actress Naturi Naughton
has a powerful message
for Black women

144 / THE SOLVE
Lessons in intimacy

145 / THE NIGHTSTAND
Bring some fun to the
boudoir

146 / HAVE LOVE,
WILL TRAVEL
A couple from Kenya
are taking the ride of
their lives
149 / BLACK GIRL
APPROVED
One fearless editor got
down with Brukwine

living.


151 / THE COOL GIRLS’
GUIDE TO PARIS
Where to go and what to
do in the City of Light

154 / ESSENCE ESCAPES
Join us on a journey to
Jamaica’s south coast

156 / AT HOME WITH
This interior designer duo
invite us into their space

160 / ESSENCE EATS
New York City eateries you
can’t afford to miss

in every issue.


14 / MANIFESTO
18 / ON YOUR MIND
20 / CONTRIBUTORS
165 / WHERE TO BUY
166 / HORORSCOPE
168 / A WORD
Wisdom from the late
Yves St. Laurent

Kadija
Diawara
balances her
faith and her
passion for
modeling

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